INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — Tyronn Lue is returning to work humbled, changed and with a new perspective.
Cleveland's 40-year-old coach has been rewired by a health scare.
Lue will be back on the sidelines Thursday night leading the Cavaliers following a medical absence after experiencing "piercing" chest pains during two games this season. Looking rested and relaxed, he described his ordeal in some detail for the first time following shootaround at the team's practice facility.
Lue, who guided the Cavs to an NBA title in 2016, said he had been bothered by chest pains for more than a year, but when they worsened during a March 17 game in Chicago, he realized it was time to step away and get help.